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Erica Deuso elected as Pa.’s first openly transgender mayor
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Erica Deuso elected as Pa.’s first openly transgender mayor
Erica Deuso on Tuesday became the first openly transgender person elected mayor in Pa. She will take office in Downington in January.Shreya Jyotishi (Washington Blade)
The U.S. Supreme Court considered hearing a case from Kim Davis on Friday that could change the legality of same-sex marriage in the United States.
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LGBTQ legal leaders to Supreme Court: 'honor your president, protect our families’
LGBTQ legal leaders urge the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold marriage equality as it considers Kim Davis's case.Joe Reberkenny (Washington Blade)
Kim Davis Wants SCOTUS To Repeal Obergefell | HuffPost Latest News
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The Kentucky Clerk Who Was Jailed For Refusing To Marry Gay Couples Is Back
Kim Davis, the thrice divorced and four times married Kentucky clerk, wants SCOTUS to repeal same-sex marriage.Levi Kalish (HuffPost)
S.F. nonprofit just began offering legal aid to trans immigrants. Requests are pouring in.
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S.F. nonprofit just began offering legal aid to trans immigrants. Requests are pouring in.
Transgender immigrants can now access discounted legal support and additional stipends to help mitigate legal fees.Anusha Subramanian (Mission Local)
Zack Polanski got under Piers Morgan’s skin by reframing the UK’s gender critics as petty politics and standing firm that trans women are women.
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Piers Morgan’s anti-trans brigading
Piers Morgan’s anti-trans brigading Zack Polanski got under Piers Morgan’s skin by reframing the UK’s gender critics as petty politics and standing firm that trans women are women. This week …Rachel Saunders (Medium)
Pennsylvania.
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Downingtown elects Erica Deuso, Pennsylvania’s first openly transgender mayor
The longtime Democratic advocate who works in management at a pharmaceutical company earned 64% of the vote in the Chester County borough.Katie Bernard (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Boston hotel will make a donation to an LGBTQ group to settle a discrimination complaint involving a patron who was ejected from a women’s restroom after an employee accused her of being a man.
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Boston hotel settles discrimination complaint involving woman ejected from hotel restroom
The Dorchester woman and her girlfriend were ejected from a bathroom at the Liberty Hotel after an employee accused her of being a man, the MCAD said.The Boston Globe
New #Pentagon policy undercuts #trans troops' ability to ask to stay in the #military, AP learns
The Pentagon has rolled out a new policy that will severely undercut the ability for #transgender troops who have been banned from the #ArmedForces by the #Trump admin to turn to boards of their peers to argue for their right to stay in the military, according to a memo obtained by The AP.
#law #discrimination #bigotry #LGBTQ
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Sadly, I can see this ending badly for the staffer. 😔
“Subway worker denies conservative Christians service because of their outrageous t-shirts”
#ChristoFascism #ChristianHate #LGBTQ
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Subway worker denies conservative Christians service because of their outrageous t-shirts - LGBTQ Nation
Four men paraded spiteful "Christian" slogans at the Republican National Convention — now they're crying "religious discrimination."Greg Owen (LGBTQ Nation)
EDITORIAL: Free to speak, but not to inflict 'conversion therapy' quackery on minors
‘Colorado’s law doesn’t criminalize religious beliefs nor ban religious counseling. But it does hold licensed mental health providers to professional, evidence-based standards of care’
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EDITORIAL: Free to speak, but not to inflict ‘conversion therapy’ quackery on minors
'Colorado’s law doesn’t criminalize religious beliefs nor ban religious counseling. But it does hold licensed mental health providers to professional, evidence-based standards of care'BY THE SENTINEL EDITORIAL BOARD (Sentinel Colorado)
Cathedral of Hope denounces Texas Supreme Court decision sanctioning discrimination against same-sex couples - Via @dallas_voice #LGBTQ 🏳️🌈 #Politics 🇺🇸 🗳️ #SCOTUS
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Cathedral of Hope denounces Texas Supreme Court decision sanctioning discrimination against same-sex couples
Below is the statement, in its entirety, released by Cathedral of Hope UCC and its senior pastor, the Rev.Tammye (Dallas Voice)
In Texas, Judges Can Now Refuse To Officiate Gay Weddings. The Warning Signs Have Been There For Years.
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In Texas, Judges Can Now Refuse To Officiate Gay Weddings. The Warning Signs Have Been There For Years.
Whatever Republicans are allowed to get away with when it comes to the trans community, sooner or later, they will do to gay people too.Aleksandra (Transitics)
Why trans people are right to be worried about Gavin Newsom’s presidential ambitions
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Why trans people are right to be worried about Gavin Newsom’s presidential ambitions
Gavin Newsom has recently suggested he could run for president in 2028 – here's why his track record on LGBTQ+ rights should be a concern.Amelia Hansford (PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news)
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Maine could vote on stripping protections for transgender students in 2026
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Maine could vote on stripping protections for transgender students in 2026
The proposed initiative aims to enforce President Donald Trump's stance on the culture-war issue that sparked a battle with Maine and has polled well for conservatives.Daniel O'Connor (Bangor Daily News)
Under #Trump, Federal #Workplace Anti-Discrimination Agency Engaged in…Workplace #Discrimination
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (#EEOC) was established by the 1964 #CivilRights Act to enforce anti-discrimination laws in workplaces across the country. But under Trump, the federal agency tasked with helping workers who experienced hostile work environments became a hostile work environment itself, acc/to one judge’s recent ruling.
#law #LaborLaw #LGBTQ
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Under Trump, federal workplace anti-discrimination agency engaged in...workplace discrimination
A judge rules that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission created a hostile work environment for a transgender employee.Mother Jones
Trans and human rights organisations call for EHRC to be downgraded as an internationally-accredited human rights body
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Trans and human rights organisations call for EHRC to be downgraded as an internationally-accredited human rights body
A wide-ranging coalition of trans and human rights organisations are calling on the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) to be downgraded as an internationally-accredited human rights body.Graham Robson (Scene Magazine)
Illinois Army captain says Dems are ‘rolling over’ on LGBTQ+ rights. He’s running for Congress to change that
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LGBTQ+ ally Army captain challenges IL Democratic U.S. rep
“What’s happening right now to trans people — to the LGBTQ+ community — is not okay. Somebody needs to stand up," Dylan Blaha told The Advocate.Christopher Wiggins (Advocate.com)
Don’t Just “Protect” Trans Youth, Actually Support Them
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Don’t Just “Protect” Trans Youth, Actually Support Them
A right-wing “parents’ rights” movement is sweeping the country, and its ramifications for young people and LGBTQ people have already proven disastrous.Kathleen Nicole O'Neal (Current Affairs Inc)
Texas church has perfect, beautiful response to state’s removal of rainbow crosswalks
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Texas church has perfect, beautiful response to state’s removal of rainbow crosswalks
In response to governor Greg Abbott’s order that cities remove rainbow crosswalks, Oak Lawn United Methodist Church (OLUMC is defiantly fighting back.Chantelle Billson (PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news)
DJ and music producer The Blessed Madonna has ripped into Irish musician Róisín Murphy for a post about the purported decline in young people identifying as transgender.
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The Blessed Madonna eviscerates Róisín Murphy: ‘Keep trans people out of your motherf**king mouth’
The Blessed Madonna has ripped into musician Róisín Murphy for a post about the purported decline in young people identifying as transgender.Marcus Wratten (PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news)
A federal judge on Wednesday struck down a former President Biden-era rule that extended federal health antidiscrimination protections to transgender health care.
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Minnesota Supreme Court rules USA Powerlifting discriminated against trans weightlifter
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Minnesota Supreme Court rules USA Powerlifting discriminated against trans weightlifter
A US powerlifting regulator discriminated against a trans athlete by banning her from women's competitions Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled.Amelia Hansford (PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news)
Evie Parts Got Kicked Off Her College Track Team Because She's Trans. Now, She's Suing
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Evie Parts Got Kicked Off Her College Track Team Because She's Trans. Now, She's Suing
Evie Parts, a trans athlete at Swarthmore College, is suing her school after being forced off the women's track team.Sophia Furman (Teen Vogue)
New trans changing-room case – supported by Christian anti-abortion organisation – set to begin
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New trans changing-room case – supported by Christian anti-abortion organisation – set to begin
A new UK trans changing room case is set to begin today, which is being supported by an anti-LGBTQ+, anti-abortion Christian legal organisation.Sophie Perry (PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news)
Senator Ed Markey made a powerful statement at the No Kings event in Boston.
He wore a trans pride flag around his neck like a scarf and said:
“Because here in Massachusetts, we stand for what is right. We stand with trans people because trans rights are human rights."
Thank you Sen Markey for ensuring no one is left behind.
#TransRightsAreHumanRights #lgbtq #uspol #nokings
An eighth grader at Eastmark High School in the Queen Creek Unified School District was removed from basketball tryouts. The school said he can only play on the girls team all because of a paperwork mistake made 14 years ago.
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Clerical error forces Queen Creek biological boy onto girls’ basketball team
An eighth grader at Eastmark High School in the Queen Creek Unified School District was removed from basketball tryouts because of a clerical error made 14 years ago.Austin Walker (Arizona's Family)
Queer and trans immigrants allege forced labor and sexual assault in Ice facility: ‘I was treated worse than an animal’
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Queer and trans immigrants allege forced labor and sexual assault in Ice facility: ‘I was treated worse than an animal’
At the South Louisiana Ice Processing Center in Basile, detainees say they were forced into hard labor – and sexually assaulted and stalked by an assistant wardenMaanvi Singh (The Guardian)
Researchers from the University of Birmingham are recruiting transgender or non-binary individuals who were born into a Sikh family. To explore intersecting domains of gender and religion.
Please email them for further information on navigatingidentities@contacts.bham.ac.uk
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On free speech and the harms of conversion therapy. Via @washblade #LGBTQ 🏳️🌈 #Politics 🇺🇸 🗳️ #SCOTUS
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On free speech and the harms of conversion therapy
The Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in Chiles v Salazar, regarding Colorado's ban on conversion therapy practices.Adrian Shanker (Washington Blade)
Siobhan McCarthy’s new college comedy She’s The He pokes fun at ‘absurd’ trans bathroom bans
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Siobhan McCarthy’s new college comedy She’s The He pokes fun at ‘absurd’ trans bathroom bans
Filmmaker Siobhan McCarthy talks turning the 'absurdity' of trans bathroom bans into their peppy new college comedy She's The He.Marcus Wratten (PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news)
As Some Dems Run From Trans People, Zohran Mamdani's Latest Ad Shows Real Support
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As Some Dems Run From Trans People, Zohran Mamdani's Latest Ad Shows Real Support
The 2 minute ad features Sylvia Rivera's story, Mamdani's commitment to transgender people, and even music from the legendary late trans artist SOPHIE.Erin Reed (Erin In The Morning)
Kubbra Sait Reacts To Trolls Criticising Transgender Role In Sacred Games: Took It With Laugh
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Kubbra Sait Reacts To Trolls Criticising Transgender Role In Sacred Games: Took It With Laugh | Exclusive
Actor Kubbra Sait has exclusively opened up about facing trolls and criticism for her portrayal of Kukoo, a transgender woman. The actress shared that she has learned to laugh it off!Snehal Dhingra (Times Now)
"Republicans in the Virginia race, including Earle-Sears’ campaign, have dedicated 57% of all their paid media campaigning toward transgender-related issues, according to data from AdImpact. Crime and immigration, two issues that Republicans have relied on heavily in recent elections, amount for only a combined 1% of ads, the data show."
Bigotry is their winning issue. Nothing else truly matters to them. The numbers speak for themselves.
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Republicans Go All In on Anti-Trans Messaging
More than half of Republican ads in Virginia are focused on trans issues. Not everyone in the party thinks it’s the right political play.Alex Roarty (NOTUS)
Trump’s shutdown layoffs eliminate entire federal health agencies that served LGBTQ+ people, teens, & women
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📧 Sign up for the Advocate.com Newsletter to stay informed on the latest LGBTQ+ news, written and curated by editor Alex Cooper.Get the latest in LGBTQ+ news and politics, sent three times a week.alina_rebelmouse (Advocate.com)
